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Pangolin Manis javanica on a log with background foliage, searching for ant nests to destroy and eat. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Common or Peleides blue morpho butterfly Morpho peleides.  Butterfly is on a leaf with magnified detail of the structure of the wing scales.  These ridges cause iridescence.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Hibiscus Chinese Rose or Shoe flower Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Sketchbook study

Branch with flowers and Baobab fruit

Ancient baobab tree showing its distinctive shape

Banyan wide leaves and small berry cluster

Banyan tree showing typical spreading habit and shape  

Acacia sprig Acacia nilotica showing spines and paired leaflets and flower

Passion flower Passiflora sketchbook study with illustrations of the flowers and fruit

Praying mantis Mantidae with green eyes and body, in typical prdatory watching and preying position, yellow belly, cut to white

Cockroach Blattodea prototype with one wng extended to show body underneath, cut to white

Coral cross section pen and ink monochrome illustration including a scene of a coral reef with a detailed close up of the internal organs of a typical coral polyp

American Cockroach periplanta america with long antennae cut to white

Large striped swordtail Graphium antheus cut to whtie

Atlas moth Attacus atlas with wings outstretched showing glorious brown and orange marks on wings and feathered antennae

Tropical beetle ventral view showing large hind legs and metallic red and green colouration

Harlequin beetle Acrocinus longimanus cut to white showing distinctive orange and cohre pattern, elongated fore legs, and long antennae

Rice Oryza sativa plant

Rattan Palm Calamus frond and showing spiked stem, pen and ink

Passion flower Passiflora with tendrils and leaves and bud

Indian Rhubarb Darmera peltata pencil drawing showing flowers and one leaf

Cocoa and Melon fruits, both peeled to reveal seeds within

Cotton plant Gossypium in fruit and also showing the flower, bud, and leaves; plus weevil Anthonomus grandis both on the plant, cut to white, and as a detail in larval and pupal form within the flower bud